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Issue Description
Britain is a multiracial society, with 63% of people in a recent survey saying that they mixed with others from a different ethnic or religious background socially. However, discrimination is still experienced by many of those belonging to minority ethnic and religious groups. What are the causes of racial intolerance, and how can it be tackled? This title examines the issues.
The information comes from a wide range of sources and includes government reports and statistics, newspaper reports, features, magazine articles and surveys, literature from lobby groups and charitable organisations.
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Key Facts
- Three in five (60%) of the general population and two in three (66%) of those in ethnic minority groups think religion is more divisive than race today. (page 3)
- Almost 20 per cent of children under the age of 16 are from an ethnic minority and nearly ten per cent of children live in a family with a multiple white, black or Asian heritage. (page 6)
- Among girls, 85 per cent of white pupils want to stay on at school at age 16, compared with 94 per cent of ethnic Pakistani and Bangladeshi pupils, 95 per cent of ethnic Indian and Black Caribbean pupils and 99 per cent of Black African pupils. (page 15)
- The 1976 Race Relations Act makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against you on racial grounds. Race includes colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins. (page 16)
- 48 per cent of Black Caribbean men and 34 per cent of Black Caribbean women are in mixed-race relationships. (page 30)
- In a survey by Ipsos MORI, 24% of those questioned believed that there was a ‘great deal’ of tension between people of different races and nationalities and 52% said they believed there was a ‘fair amount’ of tension. Only four per cent thought there was no tension at all. (page 34)
- A report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that nearly half of minority ethnic residents, including Muslims, said they had experienced race discrimination and 30 per cent of recent Muslim migrants had experienced religious discrimination. (page 35)
- Three-quarters (72%) of young people surveyed by YouthNet had friends from different countries or ethnic backgrounds and two-thirds (63%) of respondents said that having a multicultural society makes the UK a better place. (page 37)
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Table of Contents
Chapter One: Racial Discrimination
Frequently asked questions, Public attitudes to race and religion in Britain, What is race discrimination?, Institutions must catch up with public on race issues, Race equality in the UK, Racism, Hate crime, Press reporting of violent crime fuels racism, Say what you like, we have to get past this ‘humour’, Whatever happened to free speech?, Higher-tier test entry for Black Caribbean pupils, White children have lower educational aspirations, Religion and nationality – the new ‘race’?, Racial discrimination at work, Race inequality increasing in the UK workforce, Equality Bill criticised by employers as unrealistic, New plans for achieving race equality in the UK, Is Black History Month still relevant?, Gypsies and Travellers experience racism, Rise in anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim attitudes in Europe, Rise in anti-Semitic attacks, Britain’s forgotten race victims?
Chapter Two: Ethnicity and Identity
Multiculturalism – a cause for celebration, Cultural identity, Society damaged by policies on multiculturalism, Second generation, The rise of mixed-race Britain, I have no doubt what colour I am, Letters: Identity is about more than black or white, ‘Myths’ threaten racial harmony, Rivers of blood survey, Discrimination undermines sense of belonging, Diversity in primary schools promotes harmony, Education the solution to racism, Images of Islam in the UK, Contribution of faith communities.
Key Facts
Glossary
Index
Additional Resources
Acknowledgements
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The Study Guide for: Racial and Ethnic Discrimination - Volume 172
Each book in the Issues series has a study guide. These four-page guides provide a variety of discussion points and other activities to suit a wide range of ability levels and interests.
Publisher: Independence Educational Publishers
Price: £1.95
ISBN: Coming September 2009
